Maggs's Railway Curiosities by Colin Maggs Mbe
How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails? Why don't locomotive boilers explode? What is a slip coach? What are the wrong kind of leaves on the track? At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree? Why are railway tracks laid on small stones? How can a railway wagon be moved when no locomotive is available? Why was it it so difficult to purchase a railway ticket at Crewe? Colin Maggs, Britain's leading railway historian and author of over one hundred books on the subject, has assembled a truly fascinating collection of quirky facts, unbelievable stories and staggering statistics about Britain's glorious railways from their earliest origins to the present day.
Colin Maggs is one of the country's foremost transport and engineering historians and has written over one hundred books as well as innumerable magazine articles. He has also made several TV and radio appearances. In 1993 he received the MBE for services to railway history. He lives in Bath.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781445652658 |
| ISBN 10 | 144565265X |
| Title | Maggs's Railway Curiosities |
| Author | Colin Maggs |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Amberley Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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